Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB451
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; repeal statute relating to no duty to retreat prior to use of force; provisions
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to repeal the statute relating to no duty to retreat prior to the use of force; to correct cross-references; to repeal the defense of self or others as an absolute defense; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 25, 2015
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Dee Dawkins-Haigler; Tyrone Brooks; Al Williams; Mable Thomas; Pam Stephenson; Howard Mosby;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 25, 2015 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 24, 2015 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 23, 2015 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 23, 2015 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
